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The Gentle Touch

Premiered: Apr 11, 1980 | 5 seasons | 56 episodes

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Creator: Terence Feely
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The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing transmission on 11 April 1980, the series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police detective as its leading character, ahead of the similarly themed BBC series Juliet Bravo by four months.
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Name Character Episodes
William Marlowe Det. Chief Insp. Russell 56
Derek Thompson Detective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton 56
Jill Gascoine Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes 56
Peter Spraggon Station Officer 56
Paul Moriarty Detective Sergeant Jake Barrett 43
Brian Gwaspari Det. Insp. Bob Croft 43
Michael Graham Cox Det. Insp. Jack Slater 8
Bernard Holley 8
Lesley Manville 2
David Battley 2
Lynda Bellingham 2
Stephen Yardley 2
Eamon Boland 2
Ray Lonnen 2
Lysette Anthony 1
Jennifer Hilary 1
Colin McCormack 1
Kate Williams 1
George Baker 1
Bernard Kay 1
Trevor Peacock 1
Catherine Schell 1
Philip Jackson 1
Art Malik 1
Nick Brimble 1
Joan Hickson 1
Joss Ackland Ivor Stocker 1
Ellen Thomas 1
Michael Praed 1
Trudie Styler 1
David Kelly Dooley 1
Carmen Silvera 1
David Sterne 1
Clive Swift 1
Enn Reitel TDC Power 1
Mary Healey 1
Gillian Taylforth 1
Rosemary Martin 1
Gary Waldhorn Tom Scott 1
Derek Benfield 1
Ralph Bates 1
Leslie Schofield 1
Linda Robson 1
Lynsey Baxter 1
Barry Jackson 1
Patsy Palmer 1
Wanda Ventham 1
Peter Cellier 1
Shelagh McLeod 1
Joe McGann 1
Christopher Villiers 1
Rosalind Ayres 1
Doreen Mantle Beryl King 1
Rupert Frazer 1
Jake Wood 1
Ken Campbell 1
Patsy Smart 1
Gerard Ryder Clegg 1
Frank Thornton Leo 1
Dudley Sutton Ted Oates 1
Liz Smith Edna Slater 1
Harold Kasket Mr Solomon 1
Judy Loe 1
Julian Wadham 1
Brian Capron 1
Paul Angelis Phil Wogan 1
Derek Martin 1
Lynda La Plante 1
Ivor Roberts 1
Gillian Martell 1
Richard Owens 1
George Sewell 1
Angela Douglas 1
Don Fellows 1
John Gregg 1
Christopher Ellison 1
Edward Peel 1
Charlotte Mitchell 1
Stella Tanner 1
Arthur English 1
Linda Regan 1
Gwyneth Powell 1
John Bardon 1
Larry Martyn 1
David Daker 1
Maggie Ollerenshaw Mrs. Bond 1
Virginia Wetherell 1
Stacy Dorning 1
Diana Fairfax Lady Morell 1
Amanda Boxer 1
Sherrie Hewson Steph 1
Simon Gipps-Kent 1
Barbara Young Paula Ferris 1
Malcolm Tierney 1
Bernard Spear 1
Ellis Dale Mr Dean 1
Nigel Humphreys 1
Oscar James 1
David Ashford Kevin Lever 1
Harold Goodwin 1
Myra Frances 1
Elaine Lordan 1
Geoffrey Burridge 1
Hugh Cross 1
Peter Birrel 1
Leslie Ash 1
John Barron 1